- Charter To Up Minimum Wage To $20 Over Two Years, Starting With 'Frontline' Workers
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
The cable operator says the pandemic accelerated implementation of a wage hike already under discussion. ...
- Internet Speeds Lag Just When Time Becomes Of The Essence
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Households that use multiple devices at the same time are more likely to report slower connection speeds -- likely the effect of several people working from home, attending online classes ...
- Comcast: Peak Network Use Surged 32% In March, VOD Up 25% YoY
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Linear video consumption increased by four hours during March, to 64 hours per week, and gaming downloads are up by 50%, and 80% during new releases. ...
- Consumers Fear Tech Outages During COVID-19 Outbreak: Pew Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Most have used email to communicate during the crisis, but only a few have tried to reach doctors. ...
- Internet Speeds Drop In New York, Austin
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, March 30, 2020
Internet speeds are slowing to some degree in 88 cities, according to a new analysis by Broadbandnow. Of 200 cities analyzed, 44% experienced some degree of network degradation over the ...
- Internet Showing Strain, Despite Streamers' Bit-Throttling Moves
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, March 27, 2020
Download speeds rose as broadband speeds declined last week in some parts of the U.S. and Europe, reported "The New York Times." And while Netflix didn't explain the cause, some ...
- 'WWD' Finds Success With Webinar Strategy During Pandemic
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Each episode features industry experts who focus on themes like what to do with an overabundance of supply to what's going on in the fashion industry worldwide. ...
- Virgin Media Down, 'The Independent' Reports
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Yesterday, "The Independent" was reporting on the mobile phone networks having issues as Britain worked from home, today it's Virgin Media's turn to go down as demand soars. ...
- Brits Are Using Facebook Less, Research Suggests
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 13, 2020
Roughly a third of British consumers are using Facebook and other walled garden sites less than a year ago, while they are surfing the open net more, according to a ...
- Report Questions Walled Gardens' Digital Ad Primacy, Finds Most Americans Prefer Open Web
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
A fundamental paradox of the digital advertising marketplace is underscored in a new report from programmatic exchange OpenX and The Harris Poll, which shows consumers are far more prone to ...
- New Worry: Covid-19 Scams That Carry Their Own Kind Of Viruses
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reports a big uptick in phony domains and malware viruses, from scammers cashing in on the coronavirus scare. ...
- Maine Privacy Battle Could Shape Nationwide Laws
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 20, 2020
"If the ISPs win this First Amendment argument, it's difficult to see how we're ever going to have any kind of privacy law in the United States," Public Knowledge's Harold ...
- Will Ofcom Have The Power To Regulate The Internet?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 14, 2020
"The Telegraph" is openly questioning whether Ofcom will truly have the power to regulate the internet. The paper outlines that it is a massive task and one the body will ...
- Ofcom Will Be Given Lead Role In Policing Internet, Platforms
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The Government has confirmed that Ofcom will be empowered to regulate the internet in the UK. The regulator will have responsibility for ensuring that Twitter, Facebook and other firms are ...
- Court Won't Reconsider Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 7, 2020
In a defeat for net neutrality advocates, a federal appellate court has left in place a decision upholding the repeal of the Obama-era broadband rules. ...
- Coalition For Better Ads Releases Video Standards; Study Finds 764M Devices Blocked Ads In Q4
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, February 6, 2020
The standards identify ad experiences beneath a threshold of consumer acceptability, which are most likely to drive consumers to install ad blockers. The study was released Thursday, a day after ...
- More Than 40 Million In U.S. Lack Broadband Access, Report Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 6, 2020
The FCC significantly underestimated the number of people who lack access to broadband service, according to new research by BroadbandNow. ...
- UK Will Hold Social Media Bosses Accountable For Content
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 7, 2020
Executives are likely to be taken to court if social media companies allow harmful content to remain published. ...
- One In Six Worldwide Users Currently Blocking Ads
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Thursday, February 6, 2020
One in six internet users are now actively bypassing ads via some form of ad-blocking tech on either mobile or desktop browsers. ...
- Cox Urges Judge To Nix $1 Billion Piracy Verdict
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 3, 2020
"The evidence shows that Cox had an active and effective policy of discouraging infringement," the company writes in a bid to reverse a decision that holds it responsible for piracy ...
- M12 Invests In SuperAwesome's Kid-Tech Platform
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, January 27, 2020
UK-based SuperAwesome provides a platform for companies interested in offering advertising, video and communities that are "safe" for children, as well as parental consent options. ...
- Google's New Ad, Organic Layout Could Cost Advertisers
Search Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Purposeful dark patterns could become a way for searchers to click on a link they might not have intended to click on, charging the advertiser for the click. ...
- UK To Decide On A US Or EU Vision Of The Internet
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Monday, January 27, 2020
The US wants the UK to back away from an EU view and see tech giants as sites, not publishers. ...
- Comcast Hit With Nationwide Outage
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, January 23, 2020
Reports peaked around 3 p.m. EST, with most complaining of loss of internet service. ...
- Survey: Amazon Is First Place To Search For Specific Brands
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Thursday, January 23, 2020
More than half of internet users begin their product search on Amazon when they know of a specific brand name, compared with only 30% who start at Google. ...
- Joe Biden Takes On Section 230: Web Freedom Vs. Accountability
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, January 20, 2020
The future of the internet as we know it may be riding on the preservation or renovation of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. ...
- 'Twas the Night Before the Internet...
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, December 24, 2019
What would Christmas (or your seasonal celebration of choice) be like if the Internet had never happened? ...
- Cox Hit With $1 Billion Verdict Over Users' Piracy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 20, 2019
Sony and other music companies argued that Cox failed to take "reasonable measures" to stem copyright infringement by its subscribers. ...
- Boris Promises Faster, Safer Internet
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, December 19, 2019
The Queen's Speech referenced faster fibre and safer surfing, but we will have to wait for the details. ...
- Cisco Makes Major Tech Investment To Enable New Types Of Ads
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 12, 2019
Cisco has announced a plan to build and invest in 5G internet technology, including optics, software, and silicon. The hope is to build and operate mass-scale networks that run digital ...
